Improvement in fishing-line sinkers



it, to admit the lever-pandl 1*).

end, to receive a short lilik, L, inad' of similar wiref` a complete, flexible, rotating swivel within the sinker,

position for setting it.

pene enne Roennri. osso-on,

or entrino, Maine.

lLetters Patent No.' 93,220, dated August 3, 1865i.

' IMPRQV'EMENT IN FISHING-LINE -SINKIIRS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makingpart of the sameA 'Se it known that I, ROBERT AIl OsGOOD', of Orland, in the conntyof Hancock, in the State oi Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fishing-Line Sinkers; and I do declare that the following is a fnll'and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andletters of ret'- erence marked thereon. I. v

Ihe nature o my invention consists in providing an egg-shaped loaden fishing-line sinker, A, with a concznfity, B, in the lower or largest end, having a hole or chamber, G,`throngh the centre, lengthwise, to. admit springs and other eoinbinationslbr the purpose of catching fish.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

First, I cast'ihe body oi'lfiny sinker,f'i,i`n a mould of any required size, eggfslr l, with a concavity B, in the largest end ,and with :,-nole or chamber, C, through it lengthwise. also of any required bore or size.v .This chamber C has a dcpression,"), made inv the side of' l have a friction-ihiinble, I, inserted in the bottom of this chamber C, with a small hole. through it, to admit a sliding rod', G, for the purpose of preventing the lead from wearing away, and to make a better, door for the spiral spring II, or itseqnivalent, (apiece of India-rubbertubing,) to rest upon.

I have a sliding rod, G, of any required length, for any given-sized sinker, made with a screw rand nut,J, upon the upper end, with an eyelet, di, upon the lower '.1

bent S-shaped'. One end of this link L is'seeured in i the eyelet of rod ,G, vand the other being also formed into an eyeIet,M,is made only sufficiently long to pass4 over the" sides-'ot'ht'he concavity B, and admitthe ily'- line for the hooks to beinserted.

i have a wirespiral spring, H, or a piece of Indiarnbber tubing, as an equivalent for a main-spring, to be inserted in the chamber C, of nearly the length of the sinker A. A i v I then have a cylindrical sliding thimble, N, made flat, and rough. on the top or upper end, with a depression for the nut, and a small hole through it for theslidlng rod G to rotate in, and deep' enough to rest upon the tloor of the chamber C, when hauled hard down. I then put the sliding-rod Gr up through the frictionthimble AF, main-spring II, und sliding thimble N, Wit-hin the chamber C, screw down the nut J, with a thin washer between it nid the thimble N, andI have which cannot lie-fouled or damaged by external blows. I then have a pin, P, put through near the top of t'nenwalls, and across the centre of the bore ofthe cha ber (l, to hold the pawl E, and its spring, Rfin rlhis pin also holds the short leather strap S, t0 which the line is to be secured, and

`the purpose described.

is Vmade 'of round wire, with a short screw euiupon one end, and a grooved'head upon the other, s o that it can be turned in or out, as occasion requires, to adjust any of 'th e combinations within the chamber C.

' I have alever-pawl, E, of sntcient length to. reach down nearly to the top of the sliding thinible N, when it is drawn hard down, having vthe pin P pass through it, nea-r the, upper end, to keep it'in position. The lower end of this pawl rests upon the upper end of the sliding thimble N, when it is set for tishing,which keeps both pawland sliding thiniblc rigidly in'that position until vreleased by a sudden jerk, or pull upon the hook-line and sliding rod G, when the pawl im# yinediately returns to its place in the vdepression D, by means of a short wire spring, R, being Wound around the pin P, with one end resting against the upper'end. of the lever-pani' E, and the other end being bent over, is made to rest in the groove of the depression inthe wall at the top ot the chamber G.

The upper end of this pawl is bent or twisted so as to be at a right angles with the lower portion, and is "made "to passfWithiI-Fiie' loopo-theline'strap toserve as a thumb-piece or lever, to set the pawl out over the sliding thimble N, when desired, by pressing lth thumb against the strap S, in opposition to the short spring 1t.

The leather strap S is made short, with corresponding holes through the ends, -to secure the line in, and wide enough to cross the mouth of the chamber C, with its loop 'withiuit under the pin P. f

The advantages of this sinker, I claim, are a rigid ily-line sinker,'to bite upon .when set, anda flexible, rotating one',*to haul in when the fish is hooked; also, a perfect swivelijoint, when it isvvset, and when it is not set, Whichicannot be fouled up by the tanglingfof lines, or beeasily got out of' order. Anotheradvantage is, the hanging is safe and simple, andv can bereinoved in` one minute, in ease of accident, tosnbstitute another sinker.

" What I claim as my invention, 'and desire to Secure by Letters Patent, is 1. The chambered line-einher A, having the shape of an egg, with a concavity, B, in the larger end, in

combination with the link L, as and for the purpose ldescribed. p v Y 2. The combination ofthe rod Gr, sliding thimble.

N, and-spring H, with the swinging pawl E,'as and tb' A3. The pin l), spring R, and lever E, in c-oi'nbination with-the strap S, as and for the purpose set forth.

.4. The arrangement, within the sinker Aof the spring H, sliding thimble N,'and sliding rod G, as andfor the purpose specified.

ROBERT T. OSGCD.

l Witnesses:

' O'. B. Tnofrcr,

O. R: BUCK. 

